Abstract
The research paper deals with the art of building which was introduced and
developed in Lahore during the period of British Raj. We have variety of buildings
which were built during the British period. These can broadly be divided into two
groups, namely, Religious and Utilitarian. These principally include Churches,
Cathedrals, Lawrence and Montgomery halls, the Government College University,
National College of Arts, Aitchison college, Punjab University, Lahore Museum,
General Post Office, the Senate hall, Memorials, Railway Station and Bridges. The
built heritage can also be termed as “Colonial Architecture”. Unlike previous
architectural traditions of the city, the British style has a distinctive character.
When study deeply it provides us with matrix of eastern and western elements.
Architecturally all these buildings are dominated by brick structures and represent
separate school of architecture which is easily identifiable due to their particular
architectural characteristic. The present work, however, provides an introductory
information about two types of buildings, namely, Religious and Educational. Rest
of the structure will be discussed at later stage in a separate article. Keeping in
view present state of condition of the British built heritage, some suggestions are
also given in order to preserve and conserve these buildings.
Muhammad Hameed, Samia Tahir. (2018) British Architecture of Lahore: An Introductory Note of their Religious and Educational Buildings, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 31, issue 1.
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